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1798 BB-112 Pointed 9, Arching Stars Draped Bust Silver Dollar

1798 BB-112 Pointed 9, Arching Stars Draped Bust Silver Dollar (obverse)
Obverse
1798 BB-112 Pointed 9, Arching Stars Draped Bust Silver Dollar (reverse)
Reverse

Diameter: 39.00 mm
Mintage/Proof: 327,536 / 0
Weight: 26.96 grams
Metal: Silver

Value Guide

Grade Value
Worst $595
Heavy Circ $1,275
Average $3,400
Light Circ $10,200
Uncirc $34,000

Stack’s Bowers Auction Record: Sold For $18,212

History, Value, and Price Guide for 1798 BB-112 Draped Bust Silver Dollar

Value of 1798 BB-112 Draped Bust Silver Dollar

Pointed Tail 9, Heraldic Eagle, Arc star pattern on reverse

This Dollar has the catalog numbers: Bowers Borckardt-112, Bolender-15, or Haseltine-15

Obverse: Wide date, 11 mm. across at bottom widest part. seventh star very close to L, slightly closer than figure 1 of date from curl. Last star slightly nearer bust than figure 8 is from bust. Lowest right star ray points to a space between two dentils. The L and I in LIBERTY are distant while a spike protrudes from the hair below the point of the upper curl. Interior of lower curl is shaded. On the left, space between stars 5 and 6 is greater than between other stars. On the right, star 13 is smaller than any others.
Reverse: The reverse design is the same as BB-110.
Total Estimated Population: 250 to 400

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